Worked on the komodorio/helm-charts repository to enhance log collection safety controls for the otel-collector, focusing on reducing high-volume log tailing by introducing namespace exclusions. This approach aimed to improve cluster performance and decrease storage IOPS, leveraging skills in DevOps, Kubernetes, and Helm with extensive use of YAML for configuration management. After deployment, closely monitored the impact and executed a disciplined rollback to restore previous safe defaults when issues emerged, demonstrating a strong commitment to production stability. The work reflected careful change management practices and established a foundation for safer, more reliable log collection enhancements in future iterations.